Garden trends include seemingly weird things like 'forest bathing'

This article with Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, mentions Davey's research as a contributor to the trend of 'forest bathing' in 2017.

Posted: Dec. 18, 2016

By Melody Parker

It’s always entertaining to read about the latest garden trends and wonder, “really, who comes up with this stuff?” For garden writers, that “someone” is Garden Media, a company that studies global consumer trends to see what’s happening and where things are going.

Its annual Garden Trends Report for 2017 spells out some interesting trends, although a few may sound just plain whack-a-doodle, like “forest bathing.” Dig a little beneath the surface, and it’s not as weird as you might think.